Recent questions tagged belief

Description : What's harder to believe? Made-up story or contradicting evidence?

Last Answer : Contradictory.

Description : If our actions do not match our values, are we incorrect about what our values actually are?

Last Answer : answer:See, now that comes across a whole lot better ;-} I’m finding myself drawn to one particular phrase here, one which neatly sums up what I believe to be your intent…“talk is cheap”

Description : Are you certain about anything?

Last Answer : I’m certain I don’t know everything about anything.

Description : In a nutshell quantify what Liberal agnostic means, what do they do or believe actually?

Last Answer : Liberal Agnostic

Description : Do you believe that good things will come to those who wait?

Last Answer : Or you could be waiting so long that miss something else great. It’s all a big catch 22.

Description : Do you question your answers?

Last Answer : We have some smart people here, so there’s always an occasion to learn from the posts. Whether I’d ever admit or not is a seperate story- lol

Description : How do you know, to believe?

Last Answer : answer:Both animals and human children go through stages of development. And it's during these stages that learning takes place. This is when the synapses of the brain are firing and making webs of ... crucial age and it was so much more difficult for them to navigate this totally different world.

Description : Is believing in the Universe a belief in a higher power?

Last Answer : I think the phrase higher power was a cop-out word used to placate people who do not want to have to believe in God to follow the twelve steps program.

Description : Why would anyone chose to worship the devil?

Last Answer : I would think someone has to have a rebellious nature to choose to worship the devil.

Description : Do you believe in aliens? Is there any hard proof of them?

Last Answer : I believe that there could be alien life out there, because the space is so huge and we've nowhere near mapped all of it yet. We haven't found anything, but that also doesn't rule out the ... a wikipedia entry). I don't think it's plausible that we've found any advanced alien life forms.

Description : Theists, What is your image of God?

Last Answer : I’m not sure what I believe it is yet, but it’s like it’s a positive force that is everywhere – even within us. ( I belive humanity is building towards something, and if there is an ounce more happiness in the world than there is pain, it was all worth it and there must be a God)

Description : Is there a modern-day case of spontaneous combustion?

Last Answer : Good question…not sure… if there is I couldn’t find one but did find this interesting

Description : How can you not believe in belief?

Last Answer : Your question reminds me of this article, which isn’t without its criticism. Rather than directly answering your question, I only think you might enjoy chewing on the thoughts presented there.

Description : Are you interested in anything you don't particularly believe in?

Last Answer : I don’t believe in the El chupacabra, but I love reading things about it. && I love hearing my grandmother tell me all the stories and legends about them she heard as a girl when she lived in Puerto Rico.

Description : If you saw something that was outside of reality (like a dragon, a flying person, something incredibly hard to believe), what do you think would be the first thing you did afterward?

Last Answer : I’d come on ask-public and talk about it.

Description : If you know somebody that believes she is telekenetic and you don't believe so, what do you say to them?

Last Answer : Have you asked her to prove it to you?

Description : What belief would make your life easier if you did not hold it?

Last Answer : Certainty of eventual death.